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30 minutes - IES Research - chronical absenteeism

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Rebuilding Routine: Solving the post-pandemic attendance crisis (REL Midwest)

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You can now watch Attendance Interventions That Work on demand. Explore additional resources on chronic absenteeism, family engagement, and attendance data.

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WIDA research to support family engagement

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WIDA research to support family engagement

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This guide presents six key considerations for strengthening family engagement practices and building relationships with families.

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Parent Powered Article

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7 School Based Strategies That Support Attendance

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7 School Based Strategies That Support Attendance

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7 School-Based Strategies That Improve Attendance and Reduce Chronic Absenteeism

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What actually improves attendance? These seven school-based strategies can help reduce chronic absenteeism by strengthening connection and routines.

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5 Ways Schools Can Reduce Chronic Absenteeism 

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5 ways schools can reduce chronic absenteeism and boost student engagement

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Culturally relevant teaching and strong family connections are two ways schools are increasing attendance, says a University of Oregon report.

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National Alliance For Family Engagement 

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Change the Mindset in your school on Family Engagement

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Family engagement is about more than caring.

New research shows that many people feel that family engagement is dependent on how much the adults in a child's life - especially parents and teachers - "care," and that lower-income families do not engage because they do not value education.

This is a big problem for advocates who are trying to gain support for well-structured family engagement programs and strategic policies that have the potential to advance equity in our education system, and ultimately close the achievement gap.

Sign up!

Two-minute Toolkit Tutorial:

Watch this short video and learn how changing the way we talk about family engagement can change the way everyone thinks about it.
Get your toolkit now!

Research shows what stands in our way - and how to fix it.

What stands between current public thinking and widespread adoption of family engagement as a core educational strategy is better communication. In partnership with the National Association for Family, School, and Community Engagement (NAFSCE), FrameWorks Institute, a nonprofit think tank that maps the public consciousness surrounding social issues of all kinds, conducted groundbreaking research on how the public thinks about family engagement and what can help expand that understanding. Now we've created easy-to-use resources and tools to help you apply these recommendations to your own communications.
Learn how to reframe your communications with our online tools Request training for your group
The downloadable booklet pictured to the left captures some of the most important takeaways from the research.
Download the booklet Order booklets for your next event

The Research Findings

After three years of research, 72 focused interviews, and more than 6,000 participants, the research conducted by FrameWorks Institute provides clear recommendations on how to talk about family engagement so that people will understand it, value it, and support it.

To learn about the significant differences between how experts explain family engagement and how the public, practitioners, and policymakers feel about it, read our Map the Gaps report.
Download the Map the Gaps Report
The Framing Brief, From Caring to Conditions: Strategies for Effectively Communicating About Family, School, and Community Engagement, provides detailed recommendations on how to use the research to more effectively communicate about family engagement.
Download the Framing Brief

Spread the word!

If we all work together to change the conversation around family engagement, we'll see big results in student achievement and school improvement. Click the Share buttons below each graphic to help us spread the word!

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"Having trouble getting your family engagement programs the attention and resources they need to succeed? Check out these tools I found at famengage.org to change the way we talk about family engagement. #famengage "

Our field is coming together to change the way we communicate.

To succeed in affecting a wholesale change in public understanding around family engagement, we must create a comprehensive, grassroots movement that is embraced by every organization and person in the field of family engagement. To lead that effort, a coalition of organizations, listed to the right, have come together to form the National Alliance for Family Engagement. These organizations have already dedicated significant time and resources to the advancement of this campaign.
Learn more about the Alliance

National Alliance Members

Afterschool Alliance

Brazelton Touchpoints Center

Campaign for Grade Level Reading (CGLR)

COFI - Community Organizing & Family Issues

Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB)

Global Family Research Project (GFRP)

HIPPY USA - Home Instruction for Parents of Preschool Youngsters

Institute for Educational Leadership (IEL)

Joan Ganz Cooney Center

Learning Heroes

MAEC - Mid-Atlantic Equity Consortium

National Association for Family, School, and Community Engagement (NAFSCE)

National Center for Families Learning (NCFL)

National Family Support Network

National Parent Leadership Institute (NPLI)

National PTA Center for Family Engagement

Parent Teacher Home Visit Project (PTHV)

Parent-Child Home Program (PCHP)

United Parent Leaders Action Network (UPLAN)

Parent Institute for Quality Education (PIQE)

Pssst... don't forget to download your toolkit

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New research shows that many people feel family engagement is dependent on how much the adults in a child's life - especially parents and teachers - "care," and that lower-income families do not engage because they do not value education.

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Chronic Absenteeism - Build Daily Routines

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Chronic Absenteeism - Build Daily Routines

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Chronic Absenteeism and Daily Routines That Influence Attendance - edWeb

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In this edLeader Panel, leaders from school and district contexts discuss how adult consistency, shared routines, and operational decisions influence student experience and attendance.

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Collaborative Parent Conversations: Simple Steps to Go From Lines to Loops - edWeb

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This edWebinar will explore strategies and essential conditions for ensuring that parents have what they need to be an equal part of the conversation and collaboration.

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TalkingPoints - Improving student outcomes through meaningful school-family partnerships.

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TalkingPoints - Improving student outcomes through meaningful school-family partnerships.

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[Recording] Spring Family Engagement that Sets Up Success - TalkingPoints

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10 Strategies To Strengthen Family Engagement - EDWEB

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10 Strategies To Strengthen Family Engagement - EDWEB

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10 Strategies to Strengthen Family Engagement: From Intention to Action - edWeb

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Presented by Rebecca Honig, Chief Content and Curriculum Officer, ParentPowered; and Françoise Lartigue, Director of Content and Curriculum, ParentPowered, and Former Teacher

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AAC 2025 no 4:  Family Engagement Lays the Foundation for Attendance and Learning

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EveryDay Labs: The Official VDOE-Preferred Attendance Solution | EveryDay Labs

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The Virginia Department of Education (VDOE) recently completed a Request for Proposal for an attendance solution that divisions across the state could count on for better attendance, and we were honored to be named the official VDOE-approved solution. What does this opportunity mean for your division? We’ve compiled some key points and virtual events to attend as you consider bringing on a partner in improving attendance for the 25-26 school year.

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Parent Square Research

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Creating systems of meaningful family engagement.

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Creating systems of meaningful family engagement.

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Ellevation: EL Program Management Tools for K-12

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Systems for meaningful family engagement | Ellevation

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Families are the most important stakeholders in any student’s educational journey. They offer an immense amount of background knowledge and understanding of their child, and are deeply invested in their success in school and the future. Creating equitable opportunities for multilingual learners can start with sustainable systems that promote meaningful family engagement. Educators can not only leverage this support system, but have the responsibility to ensure that families have access to the information and tools they need to be an active participant in their child’s schooling.

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Training for schoolwide implementation - School Avoidance

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Training for schoolwide implementation - School Avoidance

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This course content will help prevent a proliferation of demanding and consuming school avoidance cases.

This course will help you achieve early interventions which will reduce chronic absenteeism and entrenched cases of school avoidance.

This course empowers your school staff to use effective, best-practice, evidence-based responses when working with students, their families, and your colleagues.

When you intervene appropriately, you protect your school from FAPE litigation fees and costly out-of-district placements.

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We Teach Schools How to Get School Avoidance Students Back in the Building | School Avoidance

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Finally, a comprehensive, relevant, and actionable professional development course on school avoidance is available for you and your colleagues.

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Helping kids cope with ICE raids and attending school

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Helping kids cope with ICE raids and attending school

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How to help kids cope with ongoing ICE raids, deportations | Quick Guide

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Families can prepare a tool kit to safeguard kids and their mental health this summer.

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2 pager on the impact of parent engagement and attendance

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2 pager on the impact of parent engagement and attendance

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DC data and immigrant stories to support cultural understanding

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DC data and immigrant stories to support cultural understanding

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Immigrant Stories from the Washington, DC and Baltimore, MD Metro Areas and Beyond

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The Immigrant Stories Project
The Immigrant Stories Project aims to provide essential and relevant information about immigrant population by…

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Practical steps to engage parents - in the 2nd Semester 

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Practical steps to engage parents - in the 2nd Semester 

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Attendance

Talking Points

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Implementing Family Engagement Strategies in the Second Semester: Root Causes, Resources, and Relationships - edWeb

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Learn how to get student outcomes back on track by identifying areas of risk, investigating root causes, and building partnerships with families.

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EL Family Toolkit Tip Sheets | NCELA - English Language Acquisition & Language Instruction Educational Programs

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Available to share with parents in English, Arabic, Chinese and Spanish

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Chapter One - Enrolling Your Child in School Chapter Two - Attending School in the United States Chapter Three - Other Educational Programs and Services for Your Child Chapter Four - Finding Extracurricular Activities for Your Child Chapter Five - The Health and Safety of Your Child at School Chapter Six - Helping Your Child Be Successful in School
To request the tool kit in an alternate format as a reasonable accommodation, i.e. Braille, large print, CD Rom or audio, please contact Melissa Escalante by phone, 202-987-1745 or email at: Melissa.Escalante@ed.gov.

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Chapter One - Enrolling Your Child in School Chapter Two - Attending School in the United States Chapter Three - Other Educational Programs and Services for Your Child Chapter Four - Finding Extracurricular Activities for Your Child Chapter Five - The Health and Safety of Your Child at School Chapter Six - Helping Your Child Be Successful in School To request the tool kit in an alternate format as a reasonable accommodation, i.e.

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2021 (version 2) Very well explained approach to PFE steps and the why.

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Learn with the Expert: Family Engagement in Education with Dr. Karen Mapp

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Directions from USDE on PFE support. See white sidebar on right for tools, webinars and resources.

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Office of Elementary and Secondary Education

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Student Engagement and Attendance Technical Assistance Center (SEAC) - Office of Elementary and Secondary Education

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Project Description The Student Engagement and Attendance Center (SEAC) supports state education agencies (SEAs) and local education agencies (LEAs) in their efforts to reduce chronic absenteeism and increase student engagement. The SEAC seeks to identify and disseminate evidence-based promising practices and research, and to establish peer learning communities, guided by subject matter experts, that allow […]

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Maine DOE Toolkit on Attendance Support

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Attendance & Dropout Prevention | Department of Education

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Wisconsin: Click on the sidebar for lots of resources to support family engagement

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Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction

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Educator Insight

"It's about people. I have a sign above my desk that says, 'It's nice to be important but it's more important to be nice' ...

"You cannot sustain student achievement ... without understanding that this is first and foremost about taking care of people."
- Hear more from Sam Carter, Principal, Robinson Elementary School (Beloit)

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Belief Statement We believe new and different ways of engaging families based on mutual trust and respect are required because our schools belong to all. When we engage culturally and linguistically diverse families and communities, we feel we are making a difference because we are actively seeking out diverse families as partners who have valuable contributions to make toward the success of their children.

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VDOE 2024122 Item E National Expert Series Learning Heroes

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Wisconsin: PPT Slides and Modules on organizing PFE. Good for training.

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Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction

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Learning and Application

Begin by assembling a team to participate in the learning and action. The team should include family members, community members, and individuals in schools willing and able to engage side-by-side, in collaboration. 4K through grade 2 should be represented, including - as appropriate locally - community-based 4K.

Each module, intended to be facilitated face-to-face locally, includes about 30 minutes of learning and discussion followed by a task to complete prior to the next module.

Before using, make a local copy of the module. The copy can be personalized to include local priorities and nuances.
Module 1: Foundation
Click here to view the Google Slides for Module 1.
Module 2: Research-base
Click here to view the Google Slides for Module 2.
Module 3: Family assets
Click here to view the Google Slides for Module 3.
Module 4: Taking action
Click here to view the Google Slides for Module 4.

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Asset-Based Early Literacy-Related Family Engagement This learning - designed for teams that include family members, community members, and individuals in schools - supports an asset-based approach to early literacy-related family engagement to position all children and families as literate and create coherence between family, community, and school literacies to improve early literacy outcomes. The learning is designed for school systems, communities, and families serving students in 4K through grade 2 (including community-based 4K as part of the 4K through grade 2 system).

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Excellent Resources Available! Ohio State DOE

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Excellent Resources Available! Ohio State DOE

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Resources, handouts, action steps... on PFE and Attendance

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Ohio's Statewide Family Engagement Center

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Homepage - Ohio’s Statewide Family Engagement Center

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Every Child. Every Family. Every School. Everyone has a role in launching students to success! We give you the resources to lead the launch. Search hundreds of resources by topic or audience below. Resources For Educators Explore Resources ForFamilies Explore Resources For Community Partners Explore…

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A long list of resource links and videos on PFE!! Great for trainings.

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Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction

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Learning and Application

Begin by assembling a team to participate in the learning and action. The team should include family members, community members, and individuals in schools willing and able to engage side-by-side, in collaboration. 4K through grade 2 should be represented, including - as appropriate locally - community-based 4K.

Each module, intended to be facilitated face-to-face locally, includes about 30 minutes of learning and discussion followed by a task to complete prior to the next module.

Before using, make a local copy of the module. The copy can be personalized to include local priorities and nuances.
Module 1: Foundation
Click here to view the Google Slides for Module 1.
Module 2: Research-base
Click here to view the Google Slides for Module 2.
Module 3: Family assets
Click here to view the Google Slides for Module 3.
Module 4: Taking action
Click here to view the Google Slides for Module 4.

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Asset-Based Early Literacy-Related Family Engagement This learning - designed for teams that include family members, community members, and individuals in schools - supports an asset-based approach to early literacy-related family engagement to position all children and families as literate and create coherence between family, community, and school literacies to improve early literacy outcomes. The learning is designed for school systems, communities, and families serving students in 4K through grade 2 (including community-based 4K as part of the 4K through grade 2 system).

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Attendance and Recovery Program: design and resources

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Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction

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Learning and Application

Begin by assembling a team to participate in the learning and action. The team should include family members, community members, and individuals in schools willing and able to engage side-by-side, in collaboration. 4K through grade 2 should be represented, including - as appropriate locally - community-based 4K.

Each module, intended to be facilitated face-to-face locally, includes about 30 minutes of learning and discussion followed by a task to complete prior to the next module.

Before using, make a local copy of the module. The copy can be personalized to include local priorities and nuances.
Module 1: Foundation
Click here to view the Google Slides for Module 1.
Module 2: Research-base
Click here to view the Google Slides for Module 2.
Module 3: Family assets
Click here to view the Google Slides for Module 3.
Module 4: Taking action
Click here to view the Google Slides for Module 4.

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Asset-Based Early Literacy-Related Family Engagement This learning - designed for teams that include family members, community members, and individuals in schools - supports an asset-based approach to early literacy-related family engagement to position all children and families as literate and create coherence between family, community, and school literacies to improve early literacy outcomes. The learning is designed for school systems, communities, and families serving students in 4K through grade 2 (including community-based 4K as part of the 4K through grade 2 system).

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PPT - Theory of Asset based parent engagement. (WI State DOE)

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A plan to build family and school partnerships. Resources, videos

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Based on existing research and best practices, the Dual Capacity-Building Framework for Family-School Partnerships (Version 2) is designed to support the development of family engagement strategies, policies, and programs. It is not a blueprint for engagement initiatives, which must be designed to fit the particular contexts in which they are carried out. Instead, the Framework should be seen as a compass, laying out the goals and conditions necessary to chart a path toward effective family engagement efforts that are linked to student achievement and school improvement.
Suggested citation:
Mapp, K. L. & Bergman, E. (2019). Dual capacity-building framework for family-school partnerships (Version 2). Retrieved from: www.dualcapacity.org

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Based on existing research and best practices, the Dual Capacity-Building Framework for Family-School Partnerships (Version 2) is designed to support the development of family engagement strategies, policies, and programs. It is not a blueprint for engagement initiatives, which must be designed to fit the particular contexts in which they are carried out.

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In English

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In Spanish

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Ways for families to support their children in school.

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Welcome to School in the United States (English)

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Ways for families to support their children in school in Spanish

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Welcome to School in the United States (Spanish)

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Ways for Families to support thier children in school

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DARI - Welcome to School in the United States - FINAL

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Ways for families to support their children in school.

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PASHTO - Welcome to School in the United States - Final

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One page tip sheets for parents on educational access

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One page tip sheets for parents on educational access

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In English and Spanish click on the file and the PDF link for each one pager. Share with parents.

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EL Family Toolkit Tip Sheets | NCELA - English Language Acquisition & Language Instruction Educational Programs

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One pager for quick reference

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Parent Powered is provides products and research

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Free membership and narrow down your choices to PFE and Attendance

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Tons of resources - planning tools, templates, roadmaps

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Given hybrid and virtual learning, strong home/school partnerships have never been more important. Students will need teachers and parents to be allies.

Our research-based (free and bilingual) resources help you work with families to advance student social, emotional, and academic development.

Here are ways to use our resources to strengthen your family outreach.

School Websites/Portal: Post BeALearningHero.org on your school/class website, portal, or include it as a parent resource in your parent newsletters.

Social Media/Texting: Share the below tips and resources with families via social media and texts.

Print/Send Home: Download and print the below tip sheets to send home in printed packets. Post them on your bulletin board.

Virtual or In-person Meetings: Use them for back-to-school nights, parent-teacher meetings, workshops, and home visits. After School, library and community organizations can share them as well.

Below are the family engagement resources and tip sheets.

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Ready to Partner: 5 Steps for a Different Kind of School Year...

helps parents start the school year strong and partner with teachers. (August-November)

2. 2

Spring Forward...

helps parents get a more complete picture of their child's progress at an important time of year. (February-April)

3. 3

Summer Stride...

gives families tips and tools they can use over the summer to support grade-level skills while having fun. (May-July)

Year-Round Family Engagement Tools

Parent-Teacher Planning Tool

A 3-step tool to help teachers share beginning of year benchmark data and work with parents and students to create a learning plan. If you are interested in customizing this tool, contact us here.

*Parents 2020: COVID-19 Closures - A Redefining Moment for Students, Parents, and Schools

**Scholastic Teacher and Principal School Report, 2016

Know the Facts

According to our national survey, 92% of parents believe their child is performing at or above grade level.*

What percentage of teachers say students start the school year prepared for grade-level work?**

Learn More "

Be a Learning Hero!

Get monthly tips and information to help your child succeed in school.

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Given hybrid and virtual learning, strong home/school partnerships have never been more important. Students will need teachers and parents to be allies. Our research-based (free and bilingual) resources help you work with families to advance student social, emotional, and academic development. Here are ways to use our resources to strengthen your family outreach.

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National Partnership For Student Success - Resource Hub

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National Partnership For Student Success - Resource Hub

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Artlicles and toolkits for PFE

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Resources | The National Partnership for Student Success

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Parent Resource Page

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Parent Resources | Virginia Department of Education

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Legal wording under ESSA

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Office of Elementary and Secondary Education

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Title I Improving The Academic Achievement of The Disadvantaged - Office of Elementary and Secondary Education

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SEC. 1001. [20 U.S.C. 6301] STATEMENT OF PURPOSE. The purpose of this title is to provide all children significant opportunity to receive a fair, equitable, and high-quality education, and to close educational achievement gaps. SEC. 1002. [20 U.S.C. 6302] AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. LOCAL EDUCATIONAL AGENCY GRANTS.—There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out the […]

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Download the Report and Toolkit. This is very strong deep quantitative and qualitative research in how to reach parents when absenteeism is a focus

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Chronic absenteeism has skyrocketed in schools across the country. What would help parents understand the importance of in-person learning and commit to sending their children to school?

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Parent Resources on Attendance

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Attendance Information and Resources for Parents | Virginia Department of Education

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One pager for ES parents on the impacts of being absent from school

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One pager for HS parents on the impact of missing school

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Webinars released in June 2024

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This podcast by the U.S. Department of Education's Office of English Language Acquisition (OELA) features Maha Abdelkader, Education Program Specialist from OELA, Roger Rosenthal, attorney with the Migrant Legal Action Program and Lissette Colon Collins, Assistant Superindendant for Language...

This podcast features a listening session moderated by Montserrat Garibay, the Assistant Deputy Secretary & Director of OELA. The panelists are four educators from around the country. This conversation focuses on the experiences and expertise of multilingual teachers in supporting English...

In this two-part podcast hosted by the U.S. Department of Education's Office of English Language Acquisition (OELA), Melissa Escalante, Lead Management and Program Analyst, facilitates a conversation about effective literacy instruction for multilingual learners. In Part 2 of the podcast Dr. Kathy...

In this two-part podcast hosted by the U.S. Department of Education's Office of English Language Acquisition (OELA), Melissa Escalante, Lead Management and Program Analyst, facilitates a conversation about effective literacy instruction for multilingual learners. In part 1 of the podcast Dr. Laurie...

This podcast explores evidence-based instructional practices for teachers that are relevant for English learners (ELs) in grades kindergarten through 12. Evidence-based instructional practices for ELs include: Provide ELs with opportunities to build content knowledge and language competence in...

This podcast explores evidence-based instructional practices for teachers that are relevant for English learners (ELs) in grades kindergarten through 12. Evidence-based instructional practices for ELs include: Provide ELs with opportunities to build content knowledge and language competence in...

In this podcast featuring Dr. Aída Walqui from WestEd, Dr. Ilana Umansky from the University of Oregon, and Dr. Karen Thompson from Oregon State University the panelists continue to address questions regarding the education of English learners (ELs) in secondary schools submitted during the English...

In this podcast featuring Dr. Aída Walqui from WestEd, Dr. Ilana Umansky from the University of Oregon, and Dr. Karen Thompson from Oregon State University, the panelists address questions regarding the education of English learners (ELs) in secondary schools submitted during the English Learners...

Multilingualism opens career opportunities in the public and private sectors and can raise occupational status and earning potential of individuals who are proficient in more than one language. Language skills can also serve as an important resource for learning, and development of problem-solving...

Research on teacher preparation identifies the recruitment, preparation, induction, and retention of teachers as challenges in providing high-quality instruction for English learners (ELs). Compounding these challenges are the varied educational and geographical landscape that teachers of ELs work...

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This podcast by the U.S. Department of Education's Office of English Language Acquisition (OELA) features Maha Abdelkader, Education Program Specialist from OELA, Roger Rosenthal, attorney with the Migrant Legal Action Program and Lissette Colon Collins, Assistant Superindendant for Language... This podcast features a listening session moderated by Montserrat Garibay, the Assistant Deputy Secretary & Director of OELA.

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Improve Family Engagement and Attendance by Cultivating a Culture of Caring - edWeb

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Improve Family Engagement and Attendance by Cultivating a Culture of Caring - edWeb

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Improve Family Engagement and Attendance by Cultivating a Culture of Caring - edWeb

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Discover how to strategically use the free ClassDojo platform to facilitate meaningful interactions with families, address attendance challenges, and collaboratively develop solutions.

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Covid and beyond PFE

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Episode 7: Family Engagement as a Problem Solver (w/Steve Constantino)

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The impacts of ML barriers entering schools

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The impacts of ML barriers entering schools

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News article on how ML parents feel when they can not communicate at school.

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Left Powerless: Non-English–Speaking Parents Denied Vital Translation Services

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Flouting federal laws, schools routinely fail to provide qualified interpreters. Districts say they lack the resources ‘no matter how hard we try.’

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Nourishing a Strong School Culture with Sustainable Family Partnerships - edWeb

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Nourishing a Strong School Culture with Sustainable Family Partnerships - edWeb

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Presented by Kate Pechacek, Former Teacher, Current K12 Strategic Advisor, TalkingPoints
Moderated by Heather Dooley, Senior Director of Brand Marketing and Communications, TalkingPoints

Sponsored by TalkingPoints
Watch the Recording Learn more about viewing the live presentation and the recording, earning your CE certificate, and using our new accessibility features.
The first weeks of school don't just launch the year-they set the table for everything that follows. For district and site leaders, this is a prime window to establish the relationships that nourish a culture of trust, partnership, and progress. Whether it's recognized or not, families have always been a key ingredient in strong school culture-and the best time to start building those partnerships is now.

In this hands-on edWebinar, you get practical tools to help you serve up sustainable family engagement systems from the very start of the year-both in and around the classroom.
In the classroom:

Establish daily teacher-family communication rhythms

Build trust and connection

Partner with families to support learning

Around the classroom:

Design systems with families that reinforce classroom success

Co-create a culture of stability and well-being

Align engagement strategies to student outcome goals

Whether you're still plating your back-to-school plans or already mid-bite, this session helps you build a solid cultural foundation that will feed student success all year long. This recorded edWebinar is of interest to K-12 teachers, school leaders, district leaders, and education technology leaders.
About the Presenter About the Moderator
Heather Dooley is the Senior Director of Brand Marketing and Communications at TalkingPoints. She is driven by a deep belief in the power of education to help students realize their full potential and contribute to thriving, healthy communities. As a public school parent in a diverse district, Heather has seen firsthand the critical role that access, inclusion, and strong school-family partnerships play in student success. Her experience fuels her commitment to fostering meaningful connections between families and schools. Heather brings a strong background in digital marketing, with nearly a decade dedicated to the nonprofit education sector. Her work has focused on advancing effective school practices and empowering families with the information they need to support learning at home and in their communities.
Learn more about viewing the live presentation and the recording, earning your CE certificate, and using our new accessibility features.
Join the Community & Family Engagement community to network with educators, participate in online discussions, receive invitations to upcoming edWebinars, and view recordings of previous programs to earn CE certificates.

TalkingPoints is an edtech nonprofit dedicated to driving student success by unlocking the power of effective family-school partnerships. TalkingPoints' communications and family engagement platform provides capacity-building guidance, time-saving tools, and universally accessible, two-way, text-first communication in more than 150 languages. This unique approach removes barriers like language, time, mindset, and capacity, fostering positive and purposeful family engagement. Unlike traditional communication tools, TalkingPoints is purpose-built to improve student outcomes by guiding partnership efforts toward the practices that matter most for student success. The platform empowers educators at every level-from district leaders to classroom teachers-to engage every family, in their home language, through barrier-free, multilingual communication.

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Nourishing a Strong School Culture with Sustainable Family Partnerships - edWeb

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Get practical tools to help you serve up sustainable family engagement systems from the very start of the year-both in and around the classroom.

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How to Support Immigrant Students and Families: Strategies for Schools and Early Childhood Programs

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Across the country, educators are looking for ways to support immigrant students and families facing great uncertainty. This comprehensive guide includes more than 50 strategies that educators, staff, and administrators can use to ensure that schools and early childhood settings remain safe, welcomi…

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National Household Education Surveys Program (NHES) - NHES

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The National Household Education Surveys Program (NHES) provides descriptive data on the educational activities of the U.S. population and offers researchers, educators, and policymakers a variety of statistics on the condition of education in the United States.

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ED is committed to supporting parents, families, educators, state and local leaders, and organizations who work with families to strengthen parent partnerships for student success.

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Birth to grade 12 education resources for families

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Family Engagement Evidence Convening Resources

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Parent Resources - questions that for the basis of communication

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FACE Website: Resources and videos and lesson plans for working with parents.

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Parent Engagement | FACE - Family and Child Education

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Parents are a vital part of the FACE program. We provide helpful resources for parents so they can also be involved in their child’s success.

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A Toolkit for School Communities to Work With Afghan Refugee Families - Build Knowledge - Child Trends

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This section answers key questions that school staff might ask when thinking about how they can best support Afghan refugee students and their families.

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Amazing Resources and Tips- share with teachers 

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Check out the QR Codes for user friendly tip sheets in English and Spanish

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Learning Heros - Excellent Research and supporting documents 

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Given hybrid and virtual learning, strong home/school partnerships have never been more important. Students will need teachers and parents to be allies.

Our research-based (free and bilingual) resources help you work with families to advance student social, emotional, and academic development.

Here are ways to use our resources to strengthen your family outreach.

School Websites/Portal: Post BeALearningHero.org on your school/class website, portal, or include it as a parent resource in your parent newsletters.

Social Media/Texting: Share the below tips and resources with families via social media and texts.

Print/Send Home: Download and print the below tip sheets to send home in printed packets. Post them on your bulletin board.

Virtual or In-person Meetings: Use them for back-to-school nights, parent-teacher meetings, workshops, and home visits. After School, library and community organizations can share them as well.

Below are the family engagement resources and tip sheets.

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Ready to Partner: 5 Steps for a Different Kind of School Year...

helps parents start the school year strong and partner with teachers. (August-November)

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Spring Forward...

helps parents get a more complete picture of their child's progress at an important time of year. (February-April)

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Summer Stride...

gives families tips and tools they can use over the summer to support grade-level skills while having fun. (May-July)

Year-Round Family Engagement Tools

Parent-Teacher Planning Tool

A 3-step tool to help teachers share beginning of year benchmark data and work with parents and students to create a learning plan. If you are interested in customizing this tool, contact us here.

*Parents 2020: COVID-19 Closures - A Redefining Moment for Students, Parents, and Schools

**Scholastic Teacher and Principal School Report, 2016

Know the Facts

According to our national survey, 92% of parents believe their child is performing at or above grade level.*

What percentage of teachers say students start the school year prepared for grade-level work?**

Learn More "

Be a Learning Hero!

Get monthly tips and information to help your child succeed in school.

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Given hybrid and virtual learning, strong home/school partnerships have never been more important. Students will need teachers and parents to be allies. Our research-based (free and bilingual) resources help you work with families to advance student social, emotional, and academic development. Here are ways to use our resources to strengthen your family outreach.

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How to talk to parents about their child and build trust.

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How to talk to parents about their child and build trust.

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At Learning Heroes, we equip families and schools with tools, research, and training to build a shared understanding of student data and foster meaningful partnerships. And with Go Beyond Grades, we’re sounding an alarm. Almost 9 in 10 parents nationally think their children are on grade level, despite a steady stream of data that tells a much more somber story of student achievement.

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Tons of resources and step by step guides

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Questions to use in a parent teacher conference. PPT

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Questions to use in a parent teacher conference. PPT

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Families want to know these answers

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TeacherVersion- Parent_Teacher Planning Tool (1)

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How to support newcomers beyond the classroom

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How to support newcomers beyond the classroom

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If you are feeling distraught right now, I have a process that might help you. I've had a very hard time lately due to the results of the 2024 election. But I have taught newcomers during some very challenging times and learned some skills that are making a difference. Perhaps they can support you too if you are having a difficult in your role as a teacher of new arrival students. You can listen to this show in your favorite podcast app or right here:
Listen to "BAP124 LEAP - Teaching Newcomers in This Climate" on Spreaker.

Here is the acronym and in this show, I explain what I mean by each of these steps:

L.E.A.P. - LISTEN, EDUCATE, ADVOCATE & ACCEPT, PREPARE

Listen to to People Who Need to be Heard

your students

your families

anyone who needs to talk or needs help

YOURSELF

Listen to People with Opposing Views

Pull back on your political views in your classroom - don't raise anxiety. Be a source of information, not angst.

Model what it is to educate yourself on how our processes work.

Educate yourself on services that are available to your families in your area

Call 211 (United Way Help Line) with your class to explore what is in the area (or 211.org)

Ask school social workers and counselors to share what is available

Techfugees

Educate yourself on the law / Civil Rights

Educate your students on how to make Language Acquisition go faster

This tip is always important for the newcomer class

Students acquire language faster when they understand how to accelerate it

You never know, at any time, when you will see that student again (teach them to fish.. quit just handing them fish)

Check out other resources on this website like this one on NewsInLevels: Episode 83

Advocate & Accept

Double down on your advocacy.

There are organizations in your community that need you

Show all students that people are advocating for them.

Techfugees

Focus on what you CAN change and accept what you cannot

Prepare yourself for the day. As simple as a sticky note on my dashboard or mirror

*2nd Edition* of Boosting Achievement will be available for purchase soon!

Where we can connect in the near future (end of 2024/beginning of 2025):

Join me at the FREE @EllevationEd IMPACT Conference.

The Seidlitz Education Division will be representing!! I'm excited about ALL the speakers. Save your spot today! http://bit.ly/ellimpact2024 #ellevationimpact24

Join us at the Seidlitz Education What's Working Conference in Houston, Texas Jan 30, 2025

Thank you as always for helping me with my learning journey.

Reach out if I can help you. CarolSalva1@gmail.com

Take good care!

-C

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BAP 124 LEAP - Teaching Newcomers in This Climate

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Parent Teacher Partnerships | Virginia Department of Education

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Videos and handouts - grade specific questions parents should ask

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Videos and handouts - grade specific questions parents should ask

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You want your child to have the skills they need to lead a happy and rewarding life. From math and reading to life skills, here's what's expected at each grade level so you can partner with your child's teacher and support learning at home.

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Videos and handouts and research

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Attendance Works Resources

" The root causes of chronic absenteeism are pervasive and not simple to solve - but there are clear pathways to progress. Attendance Works is helping to forge those paths. MENTOR is proud to serve as a partner to leverage proven interventions so students are in school with the support from adults they need to fulfill their potential."

- David Shapiro, Former CEO, MENTOR: The National Mentoring Partnership

Our website offers resources for monitoring, understanding, and addressing chronic absence beginning in the early grades through secondary school. These strategies can be implemented at the school, district, and state level.

Scroll down the page to find resources to help you develop:

Positive Engagement with families and students

Actionable Data to help you identify students with too many absences

Capacity Building to help build a culture of attendance in your classroom, school or district.

Looking for our toolkits? Find them below under Capacity Building.

All tools can be downloaded and used without express permission from Attendance Works. See our usage policy for more detail.

Click on one of the categories tiles below to find the tool you are looking for. Or type the name of the resource into the website search bar.

Making the Case Statements: Help bring partners on board

Feel free to use a tool developed by outside authors or offer tools of your own. To submit comments about what worked and what could be improved - as well as share any new tools - please contact us. Be sure to include the author's name and other pertinent bibliographic information.

If you wish to alter the wording of the handouts, please contact Cecelia Leong, Director for Programs: cecelia@attendanceworks.org

If you wish to add your logo to the handouts, please use these instructions.

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Attendance Works Resources " The root causes of chronic absenteeism are pervasive and not simple to solve - but there are clear pathways to progress. Attendance Works is helping to forge those paths. MENTOR is proud to serve as a partner to leverage proven interventions so students are in school with the support from adults they need to fulfill their potential."

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Building Strong Communication With Your Adolescent

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High School Reach Out to the School (English)

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High School Reach Out to the School (Spanish)